MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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